Rochdale MP and Liberal Democrat Shadow Work and Pensions Minister Paul Rowen has claimed that the Welfare Green Paper released earlier this week ignores the needs of many people claiming benefits in places like Falinge and College Bank. He also claimed that the reforms failed to address some of the most pressing reasons why people don't work.
Rochdale Labour Party's opposition to congestion charging for Greater Manchester took a serious hit at last night's full council meeting at Rochdale Town Hall (Wednesday 24 July).
Rochdale Council is the first Council in Britain to confirm their opposition to the UK Planning Bill in a Notice of Motion that was put forward at last night's Rochdale Council Meeting.
Rochdale Council's ground-breaking scheme to have every gully in the town cleaned within the year is right on track.
Rochdale Football Club will be given the freedom of the borough at a ceremony later this year after the motion was put forward at a special meeting of Rochdale Council last night (Wednesday 24 July).
The European Council of the Regions hosted an international conference at their HQ in Brussels, on 24th June 2008. The subject was "Climate Change and the Challenges for Public Health". Co-sponsors were the European Regional and Local Health Authorities (EUREGHA) and the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL).